Interpretation:
The miraculous power that is present in a magic potion on which alchemists believes is to be stated.
Concept introduction:
The chemistry that is predicted by the different scientific method is known as modern chemistry. On the other hand, the chemistry that is based upon speculation is known as ancient chemistry.
Answer to Problem 1.1CE
The miraculous power of transmuting the lead into gold is present in the magic potion.
Explanation of Solution
Alchemy is a pseudoscience which supports the conversion of a base metal, lead to gold. It is also a medieval science which discovers a universal curse for disease and also a magic potion for the immortality. Alchemists believed that the magic potion had some miraculous power. According to this miraculous power, the magic potion has the tendency of healing and transmuting the element lead into another element, gold.
Magic potion can transmute the lead into gold.
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